v0.3.0: Agent Economy with CDP and AgentKit Integration

We're excited to announce AgentConnect v0.3.0, which introduces a transformative new capability: autonomous agent-to-agent payments through Coinbase Developer Platform integration.

What's Changed

• Feature: Add Agent Economy and Introduce Major Enhancements to Core Systems by @AKKI0511 in #5
• Release v0.3.0: Agent Economy with CDP and AgentKit Integration by @AKKI0511 in #6

Key Features

Agent Economy

• Autonomous A2A Payments: Agents can now pay each other for services using Coinbase CDP integration
• Wallet Management: Persistent wallet functionality for agents through wallet_manager
• Payment Capability Templates: New agent prompt templates for payment handling and negotiations

Enhanced Agent Autonomy

• Standalone Agent Usage: New chat() method in AIAgent enables usage without hub registration
• Human-in-the-Loop: Enhanced HumanAgent with response callbacks and full run() support
• Resource Management: New stop() method for proper cleanup across all agent types

Improved Collaboration

• Late Response Handling: Communication hub now gracefully handles timeouts and delayed responses
• Status Checking Tool: New async collaboration request status polling for reliable agent coordination
• Enhanced Callbacks: Better reasoning step visualization for all LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google)

Documentation & Examples

• Developer Guides: Comprehensive end-to-end documentation for getting started
• Autonomous Workflow Demo: New example showcasing inter-agent payments

Migration Notes

• Users who want to enable payments need CDP credentials in their environment variables
• No breaking changes - all new functionality is opt-in

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0